# Accident 20140425017819A: Hughes 269A, Cleburne, TX, April 25, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2014, 14:00 local time
- Place: Cleburne, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3536° N, 97.4339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3536&lon=-97.4339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90636, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90636-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,855 total, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140425017819A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF THE STUDENT PILOT, NAMED ABOVE.  THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT THEY HAD AIR-TAXIED ABOUT 200 YARDS AT A HEIGHT OF 20 FEET AND 30 KNOTS.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FLARED TO HOVER.  THE PILOT STATED THAT SUDDENLY HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT PITCH VIOLENTLY FORE AND AFT, HIT THE GROUND, THEN MAIN ROTOR BLADES AND TAIL ROTOR STRIKE THE GROUND.  THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AGREED WITH THE PILOT?S STATEMENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN14LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA222), Apr 25, 2014: Hughes 269A (N90636), Cleburne, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain tail rotor clearance from terrain while transitioning to a hover taxi and the instructor pilot's inadequate remedial action to prevent the impending tail rotor…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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